The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, December 24, 1916, SECTION FIVE, Page 5, Image 49

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CHARMING IRISH CROCHET DESIGN SUITABLE FOR PARTY BAG
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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, PORTLAND, DECEMBER' 24, 191G.
Use No. EO Jap. sUlc thread.
Make a 6 petal rose as follows: ,
Ch. 8 and Join. a. c over ch. 15 times and Join, ch. 3, skip X
at. and d. c Into next; ch. 3, skip 2 sts. and d. c into next; re
peat around and Join (having In all 6 open spaces). Over each
ofthe 6 open spaces, , make 1 s. c, d. c, and 1 a. c, ; sL
t. over first d. c back of first petal; , ch. 5; aL at. over next "
d. cback of petals; repeat from around; over each of the C
loops of 5 ch. make , 1 s. e.t 7 d. e, and 1 s. ; sL at. over
first d. c. back of first petals; , ch. 7; sL at. over next d. c back
of petals repeat from around; over each. of the 6 loops of 7 ch.
make , 1 a. c, 9 d. c, and li.e,.
. Make plcot cluster (ch. 6. back S sta. and make a plcot:
ch. 6, back 3 sta. and make a plcot; ch. 3); sL at. Into fourth at.
of following petal; make another p. c. skip 3 ata. of same petal
and si. at. Into next St.; repeat from around (having in all 11
p. c After making the twelfth p. c si. at. Into the first p. c; ,
ch. 10, sL at Into next p. c ch. 6 and turn; d. c over c h. of 10
times and turn; s. c. back over the 10 d. c, make a. p. c, and sL
mt. over same p. c; make a' p. c. and si. at. over next p. c;
repeat from around. After making the last p. c of this row
sL St. Into first st, of, 10 d. fc, make a p. c and sL St. Into.
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center of 10 d. c; make a p. c and sL st. Into next p. c; make
a p. c and sL st. Into next p. c; make a p. c and repeat from
around. Repeat this process 19 times around), having for the
last row p. c all around.
Make two of the above medallions and Join five sides, leaving
the center of the sixth side open for the top of the bag, the
points falling down over the' outside of the top of the bag.
Finish the top edge of the bag with a plcot edging.
Make twenty-three balls as follows:
Ch, 8 and Join; d. g. over ch. 18 times, then m.'c around, in
creasing a little on each row till the size around is reached,
then decrease until the ball la closed at the other end, filling the
ball with cotton as you decrease the size of the ball, and cro
chet a chain to Join to the bag, making the chains of different
lengths so they will fall unevenly from the bag.
Make a draw string as follows:
Make two chains length desired, d. c Into each stitch; take
one draw string and run through the top of bag, bringing both
ends out at the same side, then take the other draw string and
run it through the top of the bag, bringing both ends out on
the opposite side from the other draw string. Fasten three
balls on the twoends of one draw string and three more balls
on the other' draw string. Now crochet the strings together as
follows: Fasten thread to first string, ch. 3; sL st. to the other
string; , ch. 3, skip 3 sts. of opposite string and sL st. Into
next string; repeat from as far as desired, leaving the parts
of the string drawn through the. bag- unjoined.
Line the bag with fine handkerchief linen.
MTTodemPouliry .(WuivM
It has been demonstrated that
from 50 to 100 hens kept by an
energetic woman will yield a
profit of J2 a" headC and there
will still be plenty of eggs and
poultry left for the ' home de
mand. As a "pin-money" enter
prise hens have no equal.
BY MICHAEL K. BOTER,
Poultry Editor of the Farm Journal.
ON MANY of the farms, especially
in the West, the poultry is given
in charge of the won-.en of the
household. It is work naturally adapt
ed to women; It calls for patience and
attention, and at the same time kind
ness and gentleness traits that do not
always dwell In the sterner sex.
There Is no event in connection with
poultry culture during the year which
has not its interest for those who care
for Innocent creatures of the farm
yard whether it Is fedins the stock,
gathering , the eggs, hatching out the
chicks, or culling the Blocks in the Fall
to meet the capacity of the Winter
quarters. They all have their charm,
and excite the interest and sympathy
of those who have alove for the work.
Physiologists tell us that our Ameri
can women lose health and beauty
earlier than they should, for want of
sufficient out-of-door air and exercise.
Whether or not this is true, we may be
certain that the poultry business has
among its other benefits the virtue of
sending the caretaker into the pure
outer air, and inciting a love for nat
ural beauty not found among those
vVJiom no such duty tempts from the
nreside.
Take Women Into Partnership.
It seems that woman is fitted by na
ture to care for young animals; her in
stincts teach her to understand their
wants. Consequently, when she becomes
Interested in any living creature
neither time nor labor is spared to pro
mote Tts welfare. It can, also be said
that woman is much more ingenious
than man, and much quicker in de
vising new ways and means of doing
things. Tom Barron, the English poul
try raiser who came to America in 1914
and delivered a lecture before a poultry
convention held at Storrs, Conn., dwelt
at considerable length on this very sub
ject. It will be remembered that Mr.
Barron, previous to his visit here, won
in one egg-laying contest after another,
and it made our poultrymen sit up and
take notice.
As Mr. Barron said, when he con
cluded to go into the poultry business,
he ielt he must first consult Mrs. Bar
ron." He talked the matter oven with
her because he believed that a good
wife could be of great help in this
line. She encouraged him, and he was
confident of success with her. help. "I
can tell that I would not have been
where I am today only for my wife "
was the way Mr. Barron put. his trib
ute. "Many times a sensible woman
can help a man out of a hole a great
deal better than a lot of friends."
I like this wife-partnership, and I be
lieve, with Barron, that if a man takes
his wife into his confidence he seldom
goes wrong. She is more careful and
quick to notice details. Poultry culture
is a business of details.
Here In New Jersey the wives of our
poultrymen are grat helps on the
Xarms. Some of them have the care of
the incubators, some attend to the
chicks, some look after the shipping.
nd others take charge of the corre
spondence. They work together, and
the partnership is not only profitable
but pleasant.
- What Some Women ITave Done.
A woman of my acquaintance who de
votes a few moments dally to three
dozen hens kept in a small run, clears
$80 & year, which is her "pin money."
Another instance is told of a woman
who raised 700 chicks from 250 hens in
one season and sold J375 worth of eggs
during the eame period. Xha following
1 dressing stock for those orders. Not
more than 150 head of breeding stock
is kept and all of the work is done at
regular hours, so arranged not to In
terfere with household duties.
Living Made With SOO'lIcnd.
I have the testimony of another poul
trywoman here in New Jersey who,
with 50 hens, is able to pay taxes, in
surance and other minor bills.
Years ago I visited a farm in New
England, owned and managed by two
spinsters. With 500 hens these women
made a good living. They did all their
own work, such as running the incu
bators and brooders, feeding and caring
for the stock, besides performing all
the household duties.
In the writer's experience some of the
most successful broiler raisers were
women. I know of one woman who
raises and markets 5000 broilers a year.
I could cite many more instances, such
as the wives of laborers devoting a por
tion of their time to raising fowls for
market, realizing enough to pay the
rent, or buy the groceries, or clothe the
children. Again, I know of women who
were compelled to support the family
Autumn she disposed of $600 worth of
stock.
Two young women set 468 eggs In an
Incubator, hatched 219 chicks, lost 40 of
them. From 52 hens reserved they
netted a profit of $162.42, In the sale of
eggs and surplus stock.
A quarter of a mile from the home of
the writer lives a middle-aged woman
who averages $4 a week raising broil
ers and selling table eggs. Her trade
is entirely local, which she supplies
daily with fresh-laid eggs. The broiler
orders generally come on Saturday, and
it keeps her pretty busy killing and
CORNISH fowls, while game-like in
character, are classed as English
fowls, because they were origi
nated in Cornwall, Wales, about 60
years ago. The original Cornish was
produced by crossing Aseel (Imported
from India) with Derby Black Red
Game of England and a later addition
of Malay blood. This produced a
large, heavy, full-breasted chicken
with heavy thighs, yellow legs and
skin, and which was esteemed for its
table qualities both In the country of
its origin and later In other parts of
Great Britain and in America. Its
originators . gave it the name of In
dian Game: others called it Cornish
Indian Game, and within a few years
it has become known as Cornish,
either Dark, White or Red Laced.
Xhe, whitea sports from the
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on account of an Invalid husband, or
some other misfortune, and where rais
ing and selling eggs and table Doultrv
solved the difficulty. And I know of
another case where a woman earned
enough money from her hens to pay for
uer ouy a education at college.
Hen as Mortgage X-Ifter. J
Here Is a story that shown qulte
forcibly what can be done. It happened
Every poultryman should kjow
how to1 perform an autopsy on a
fowl with the view of investi
gating the "cause of its death,
furthermore, a close study of the
organs of digestion, breathing
and reproduction will enable the
poultry raiser to care for his
flocks more Intelligently, and
thus secure greater profits. Dr.
B. F. Kaupp, pathologist for the
United States Department of Ag
riculture, has prepared an Inter
esting paper on this subject for
next week.
in the writer's own town. A certain
farmer made dairying the feature of his
farm; he did not have Sufficient ready
money, so he put a mortgage of $400 on
the farm. He bought 12 cows and re
tailed the milk to residents of the town.
He had to work hard, and yet he found
a little spare time to raise some vege
tables and fruit. He was reasonably
successful, but there were so many
dark variety crossed with White Aseel,
and the last. Red Laced, are of Yankee
origin, using both the Dark and White
varieties with some infusion of White
Georgia Games.
In color they are rich red. 4ch
feather edged with white. The main
tail feather in both sexes and the
sickles in the male should be solid
white. Legs. 6kii) and beak are deep
yellow and the. fowls when dressed are
most inviting to the American house
wife. The Red Laced Cornish are a hardy
variety, strong and vigorous as foragers
and moderately good layers easily the
best of all Cornish In this respect. The
females lay tinted eggs. They become
broody, sit and are Indifferent mothers.
The chicks are rugged and good hust
lers, growing rapidly and to the best
advantaga when given. rea range.
things needed that he was unable to cut
down his mortgage. In the meantime
his wife kept poultry. She began with
a flock of purebreds and eventually en
larged her flocks into the hundreds.
The enterprise being her own. she
bought and paid for the food and saved
the Income. She never told of her prof
its to her husband. For that matter he
never thought much of her enterprise.
The debt on the farm small as it was.
continually worried this farmer and his
wife noticed it. One morning she told
him she was going to lift the 'mortgage.
He smiled, thinking she was joking.
When she produced the ready cash he
could scarcely believe his own eyes. To
this day that farmer has the greatest
faith in hens.
CRAZED MAN RUNS AMUCK
He ' Disrobes on Cliurch Steps " anC
Fights Four Men Who Pursue.
LEWISTON. Me., Dec. 10. Ernest
Giguere, 35, ran amuck through Lewis
ton streets 'today. He was finally
subdued and placed In a padded ceil
by the- police after having Inflicted
slight cuts on one man. The officials
ascribe his actions to religious mania.
Giguere was refused admittance to
the morning service at Salvation Army
headquarters. Main street. He walked
up Main to Park street and there grap
pled with an unidentified man, who
freed himself and ran.
Giguere then took off his coat and,
sitting down on the steps of the Park
street Methodist Eplscipal Church,
where a service was being, held, re
moved the rest of his outer garments.
At this action Frank Dararen, who had
followed him. notified the police.
Officers Breen and Ricker, assisted
by Dam r en and Officer Davis, who ar
rived later, found Giguere in a second
floor corridor of a Park-street block, a
knife with a long blade on each end
grasped firmly in his hand. A battle
that involved all five men followed.
Damren receiving slight cuts. Giguere's
sanity will be investigated. "
DRESS CALLED SLAVISH
Professor Urges College Girls to Set
'ew Satndard. '
CHICAGO. Dec. 16. Modern dress of
women was criticised the other day by
James A. James, professor of'hlstory
in Northwestern University, addressing
a class in American history in Harris
Hall.
"How long are we to be dictated to
by Paris, by London or even by Mich
igan avenue?" he asked. "How many of
you (addressing the young women) in
this class leave a store having pur
chased Just what you wanted in the
way of clothes? I am willing to say
that our descendants 100 years from
now will look back on our time with
contempt for our slavishness in mat
ters of dress.
"Why can't oua college women set
the standard of dressing? The simple
dress of the college girl of 15 or 20
years ago was attractive, but, above
all. sensible."
MISS WILSON LENDS HAND
President's Daughter Urges Use of
Schools for Community Work.
WASHINGTON, Dec 16. Use of the
country's schools for all branches of
community work was urged by Miss
Margaret Wilson. the President's
daughter, before the annual" conven
tion here of the American Civic Associ
ation. The school principal, she said,
should not be hampered by restriction
to irksome school 'duties, but should
have a free hand for work along
broader lines.
Some of those who spoke were
Charles H. Whitaker, of Washington;
Warren H. Manning, of Boston; John
H. Gundlack, of St. Louis: J. Lockie
Wilson. Toronto. Ont.; J. Horace Me
Farland, Harrisburg, Pa., president of
the association: Miss Ella Flagg Young,
Chicago, and Percy Mackaye, Shirley.
Mass, '
FOR THE YOUNG FOLKS
ONCE UPON A TIME
AS every great man was once a
little boy, so our dear old Santa
Claus was once plain little Claus,
who lived way up in the cold North.
A very pretty story is told of how
all the fairies and elves gathered
around Ihe bedeide of the baby Claus,
and each one wished a virtue on him.
Nor were the fairies content with their
wishes; they -hovered around him and
helped him grow Into a handsome -snd
wonderftal boy. . They taught him to
use his hands so well that before he
was 12 years -ot age he made the most
'wonderful toys.
-He made a doll, and as he had no
use for It. he took it down in the vil
lage and gave It to a little' girl there.
He made some rattles and these he
gave to the babies. The drums -and
horns he gave to ltttle'boys, and before
he was a year older he was beloved by
young and old.
One day he said to bis parents:
"Please let me wander away from this
village that I may bring pleasure to
the chifdren that live beyond."
"We need you here." said the mother:
"you are the Joy of our hearts. And
yet I can see that other children in
other lands would want you."
"Then let me go once a year and I'll
return at the end of a month."
To this the parents gave consent, and
Claus made preparations for a large
supply of toys. He called his friends
the fairies and .his helpers the elves.
Into his workshop and told them of
his Intentions. Then began, a clatter
and a chatter In the big room, and all
Autumn they worked with a will, until
the first of December saw the many,
many toys ready for delivery.
Claus lived in a country where rein
deer were used to pull sleighs, and
Claus hitched his eight reindeer to his
huge sleigh and packed the newly made.
and brightly painted toys into it. As
he caught hold of the reins and was
about to dash off. two of the elves
perched themselves on his ears and all
the way down to the Southland they
whispered to him the names of the good
children who were deserving of the
toys.
At first children called him "Good
Claus." then they honored him by nam
ing him "Saint Claus," and one day a
tiny youngster lisped "Santa Claus."
Now Santa Claus Is a jolly old man.
and as he Is a Saint he will live on
forever. He sJll has his workshop up
In the cold North, and he still leaves
A MESSAGE
Old Santa's packing- up his toys
For all the little girls and boys;
His nose is cold. .
For he js old
But oh. he loves his Christmas joys!
Hoop-la! He tays he's on his way;
He's got to travel far today;
4ft
It early In December to scatter his toys
throughout the world.
The Christmas Spirit.
A FARMER on his way to market
with a cart full of . truck was
struck by a passing bicycle and his
cart overturned In the street. Imme
diately a crowd gathered, and a few
helped the man to load up again. Those
In the crowd began to speak of the
mishap and noticing the huckster's
shabby condition, one said: "I pity
the poor fellow. He doesn't look- as
though he'd have any too much of this
world's goeds. anyhow."
"Yes," answered tne other to whom
this remark was addressed. "He cer
tainly has my sympathy."
Then spoke one of the prosperous
men in the crowd: You say that you
pity this poor man, well and good, but
just how much do you pity him?"
There was silence in the group of
onlookers, and again the gentleman
asked: "Well, how much? As much
as a dollar's worth? You. over there,"
he said looking at the one who spoke
of the poor man and hia relation to
the world s goods "Do you pity him
two dollars' worth? Words are cheap,
and sympathy easy to give. Come, my
good friends, show your pity in some
real form. Here you have a fine op
portunity." Girls and boys, do you see the appli
cation of this anecdote to this time of
- FROM SANTA
And late tonight.
When eyes are tight.
He'll visit you, I've beard him say.
It's Christmas eve. so go to bed
And cover up your curly head.
For those who peep
And do not sleep
Will s t no present, It is sald
the year, when the -ery atmosphere la
full of the Christmas Spirit?
There are many poor tots, who like
the huckster, are not blessed with too
much of this world's goods, and at
this holiday season yearn for some of
the toys and goodies that you have in
abundance. Do you pity them? And'
if so. how much?
Sympathy can be shown in mant
a tactful way. and many will be grate
ful for years. Why not play Kris
Kringle to some of the poor children
that live within a stone's throw of
your comfy homes! The Christmas
Spirit is Good Will to Men. and it la
for you to scatter as much good will
as possible among your less fortunate
neighbors. Yours then will be a Merry
Christmas in every sense of the word.
A "Worth While" Game.
WHEN your friends come to see
you and conversation lags, aa it
sometimes will, even in the best reg
ulated companies, glve them each a
pencil and a slip of paper and intro
duce tlis 'literary game to them: You,
read the following questions aloud and
ask them ?acn to write the name of a.
well-known book as the appropriate
answer. For Instance the first ques
tion is. and I must tell you that all
the answers form a complete story of
the courtship and marriage of a Colon
ial couple who was the bride? An
swer: Janice Meredith.
Who was the groom? Answer: John
Halifax Gentleman.
From what place did she first see
him? Window in Thrums.
Where did they meet? Beside th
Bonnie Brier Bush.
Where diid the girl live? On Cjwal
ity Street.
In deciding to marry him. what did
she pass through? The Crisis.
When she finally said "yes." how did
she feel. The Awakening.
What did the groom give her as a
wedding gift. The Black PearL
What gift did she receive from roy
alty? The Queen's Necklace.
In what did they ride to the church?
The Bishop's Carriage.
Who tied the nuptial knot? Tha
Little Minister.
What did their future look llloa to
tlm? The Promised Land.
What did the pair exchange at the
altar. The Hand and the Ring.
What did he promise to do? To
Have and to Hold.
Of what was her -bouquet composed?
The Lily of France.
Whom did they not Invite to the
wedding? Small Souls.
What great man attended the cere
mony? The Prince of India.
Who gave them the blessing? The
Kentucky Cardinal.
What gift did he give them? The
Cardinal's Snuff Box.
How did the neighbors speak of tha
affair? That Affair Next Door.
What wedding trip did they take?
Around the World in Eighty Days.
Who sang the wedding march? The
Choir Invisible.
What did the folk not Invited say
that they were taking? Chance.
In what house did they live when
they came home? The House With the
Green Shutters.
v Men Cost More Than Systems.
Industrial Management.
A single mistake in placing a man
may cost more than the Introduction of
a scientific employment system. This
is well illustrated in a series of test
recently completed for a corporation,
proving that one of their $2500-a-year
men showed no capacity beyond their
AOOO-a-year clerks. This man was a
charming fellow and had won his way
to a high position through social qual
ities. The general manager looked over
a comparative chart of his staff, which
had been prepared from the test data,
and found this employe at the bottom
of the list. He smilingly acknowledged
that the finds were riht: but he had
never -had the heart to either reduce
or discharge the incubus. In tho last
10 years this man had boen paid $15,
000 more thau he .waa worth.